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eat-that-food
Have two students add one ingredient at a time to a cracker trying to outbid each other to eat the cracker. They can pick up to 10 gross ingredients. "I can eat that cracker with sardines." "I can eat that cracker with sardines and jalapenos…."A great "game show host" can really spice this up along with some fun sound...
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getting-to-know-you
MAIN POINT: Great for getting a new group of students to know each other's names.(You need a wide blanket or canvas to play this game.) Divide the kids into two teams. Put two chairs (one for each team) about 2 meters apart facing each other. Assign two people to hold the blanket up between the two chairs, so the...
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encore
This is a simple game that tests kids' ability to think fast. Divide into teams (could be upper vs. lower classmen, girls vs. guys, etc.). For larger groups, you can have more than two teams. Yell out a word that is commonly found in songs (love, road, river, girl, baby, need . . . ). The teams must sing...
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people-scavenger-hunt
Good game for a crowd or audience. Divide the crowd into three or four teams, each section with a captain. The game leader calls out certain characteristics...blue eyes, likes to snowboard, has a 4.0, has red hair, etc.The captain of each team must quickly try to bring someone with that characteristic up to the leader. First, one to do...
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hot-potato-and-oven-mitt-pass
Just like Hot Potato, only you get one potato and two oven mitts. Get everyone in a circle and start passing the potato when the music plays.Here's the catch: you can only touch the potato when the oven mitt is on your hand. Two people next to each other start with the mitts on, one hands the potato to...
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q-tip-food-coloring-war
(Use a tarp if indoors). Have a staff person wear a plain white T-shirt. Draw a target on the shirt that is big enough to cover the front of the shirt. Divide into 4 teams, each with a different color.Give each team an equal amount of Q-tips regardless of the number of players on each team. Also, give each...
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